Detachable and Interchangeable Activewear Top

ABSTRACT

A detachable and interchangeable activewear top that includes a sports bra that has fasteners/closures located on the bra band with an overlay flap that makes the fasteners/closures not visible when down but easily accessible when flipped up, and a lower panel that encircles the torso below the breasts and flows downward to the belly and/or beyond and may contain elastic around the top opening of the lower panel as well as fasteners/closures around the top opening that corresponds to the fasteners/closures on the sports bra. The sports bra and the lower panel can be attached, detached and interchanged via a non-permanent fastening system.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a detachable and interchangeableactivewear top that can transform from a sports bra to a variety ofactivewear tops e.g. sports tanks, crop tops and back to a sports bra.

2. Description of Related Art

When a user purchases an activewear top, they are limited to certainstyles, silhouettes, and color combination created by the fashiondesigner/manufacturer. The user may like the sports bra part of the topto have a racerback or a strappy back but may prefer the lower part ofthe top to have a cropped, or fitted or semi-fitted or flowy silhouette,however they cannot pick and choose what type of top and bottomcombination they want.

The user is also limited to the manufacturer's color combination. Theymay want the upper part of the activewear top, the sports bra part, tobe pink and the lower part to be green, but the manufacturer may haveonly made a sports tank that is completely pink or completely green.Presently the user has a limited amount of styles and color combinationsand their individuality does not standout.

In addition, the user may purchase a beautiful sports bra that's perfectin color, perfect in size, and has great detail elements such a strappyback, caged neckline, or keyhole neckline or back, and it looks great onher. It enhances her best assets and hides her flaws. In her eyes, it'sperfect for the gym but when she arrives to the gym, the gym's “Nosports bra” or “No exposed belly” dress code forces her to pull on atank or t-shirt over her cute, stylish, trendy sports bra. And whilethere may be cute sports tanks available, most of the time, the brasection of the sports tank is pretty simple and doesn't offer a lot ofcute detail elements like sports bras.

Therefore, what is clearly needed is an activewear top that solves theproblems mentioned above.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one embodiment of the invention a detachable and interchangeableactivewear top is provided comprising a sports bra that hasfasteners/closures located on the bra band with an overlay flap thatmakes the fasteners/closures not visible when down but easily accessiblewhen flipped up, and a lower panel that encircles the torso below thebreasts and flows downward to the belly and/or beyond and may containelastic around the top opening of the lower panel as well asfasteners/closures around the top opening that corresponds to thefasteners/closures on the sports bra, wherein the sports bra and thelower panel can be attached, detached and interchanged via anon-permanent fastening system.

Also in one embodiment the sports bra can be worn without the lowerpanel as a sports bra. Also in one embodiment the sports bra has anoverlay flap that when worn without the lower panel hides or camouflagethe fasteners/closures on the bra band. Also in one embodiment when thesports bra is worn with the lower panel attached, the overlay flapcamouflages the area where the sports bra and the lower panel isconnected giving the appearance of one article of clothing instead oftwo. Also in one embodiment the sports bra can come in many differentstyles such as but not limited to racerback, tank, strappy and cami aswell as many different patterns, colorways, solids, color block, prints(e.g., floral, checks, plaids, stripes, polka dots, etc.). Also in oneembodiment the lower panel can come in many different silhouettes suchas but not limited to fitted, semi-fitted, flowy, loose fitting,cropped, and high low, as well as different patterns, colorways, solids,color block, prints (e.g., floral, checks, plaids, stripes, polka dots,etc.). Also in one embodiment the sports bra and the lower panel can bemixed and matched, attached and detached and allow the wearer to customdesign their activewear top because of the unlimited possiblecombinations. Also in one embodiment the ability to attach the lowerpanel to the sports bra also allows the wearer to cover up more whenrequired without sacrificing the stylish look of the sports bra. Also inone embodiment the fasteners/closures may comprise of any combinationsof buttons and/or button holes, zippers, snaps, and/or hook and eye butnot limited to.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

For clarity, the lower panel refers to a section of the activewear topthat starts just below the breasts and encircles the torso and extendstoward or beyond the belly button.

FIG. 1A is a front elevation view of a sports bra with a lower panelmissing according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1B is a rear elevation view of the sports bra of FIG. 1A.

FIG. 2A is a front elevation view of the sports bra of FIG. 1A with theoverlay flap lifted, exposing the fasteners/closures that would attachto missing lower panel.

FIG. 2B is a rear elevation view of the sports bra of FIG. 1A with theoverlay flap lifted, exposing the fasteners/closures that would attachto missing lower panel.

FIG. 3A is a front elevation view of a lower panel according to theembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3B is a rear elevation view of the lower panel of FIG. 3A.

FIG. 4A is a front elevation view of a sports bra with a lower panelattached creating a sports tank according to the embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 4B is a rear elevation view of the sports tank of FIG. 4A

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of a sports tank of FIG. 4A with theoverlay flap lifted exposing how a lower panel is attached to the sportsbra.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The various embodiments and variations thereof illustrated in theaccompanying figures and/or described herein are merely exemplary andare not meant to limit the scope of the invention. It is to beappreciated that numerous variations of the invention have beencontemplated as would be obvious to one of ordinary skill in the artwith the benefit of this disclosure. The present invention is describedin enabling detail using following examples, which may describe morethan one relevant embodiment falling within the scope of the presentinvention.

In FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B, an embodiment of a sports bra 100 is shown. FIG.1A illustrates the front of the sports bra 100 and FIG. 1B illustratesthe back of the sports bra 100. A top portion 101 of the sports bra 100covers and supports the breast and may cover the upper back. The topportion 101 of the sports bra 100 may contain removable cups ornon-removable cups that aids in supporting the breasts and covering thenipples. A bottom portion 102, referred to as an overlay flap 102, ofthe sports bra 100 encircles the torso just below the breasts and coversa bra band 103 of FIG. 2A and fasteners/closures 104 of FIG. 2A of thesports bra 100. The top portion 101 may have armholes and a neck hole.

The sports bra 100, although illustrated as a racerback, may come inmany other styles such as strappy back, high neck, camisole-style,V-neck, halter neck, scoop neck, backless but not limited to.

FIG. 2A is a front elevation view of the sports bra 100 of FIG. 1A withthe overlay flap 102 lifted, exposing a sports bra band 103 andfasteners/closures 104. The fasteners/closures 104 will allow attachmentof a sports bra 100 to a lower panel 300 of FIG. 3A.

Although the fasteners/closures 104 are illustrated as buttons, thefasteners/closures 104 may include any combinations of buttons and/orbutton holes, zippers, snaps, and/or hook and eye but not limited to.The sports bra 100 can be worn alone as a sports bra 100 or with theattachment of a lower panel 300 of FIG. 3A.

FIG. 2B is a rear elevation view of the sports bra 100 of FIG. 1A withthe overlay flap 102 lifted, exposing a sports bra band 103 andfasteners/closures 104. The fasteners/closures 104 will allow attachmentof a sports bra 100 to a lower panel 300 of FIG. 3A.

FIG. 3A is a front elevation view of a lower panel 300 according to theembodiment of the present invention. An upper segment 302 of the lowerpanel 300 may encase elastic which helps the lower panel 300 grip thetorso just below the breast as well as the sports bra band 103 of FIG.2A. The upper segment 302 may have fasteners/closures 301 thatcorrespond with fasteners/closures 104 of FIG. 2A. This allows the lowerpanel 300 to attach to the sports bra 100 and transform the sports bra100 to a sports tank 400 of FIG. 4A. The fasteners/closures 301,although represented as button holes 301, may include any combinationsof buttons and/or button holes, zippers, snaps, and/or hook and eye butnot limited to. A lower segment 303 extends down from the upper segment302, encircles the torso and may cover the upper body from the ribs tothe hips. The lower panel 300 may come in different silhouettesincluding fitted, semi-fitted, flowy, cropped, high low, but not limitedto. They may come in different colors, solids, prints (e.g., plaids,checks, florals, stripes, polka dots, abstracts, etc.), color-blocked orany combination.

FIG. 3B is a rear elevation view of a lower panel 300 according to theembodiment of the present invention. The upper segment 302 of the lowerpanel 300 may encase elastic which helps the lower panel 300 grip thetorso just below the breast as well as the sports bra band 103 of FIG.2A. The upper segment 302 may have fasteners/closures 301 thatcorrespond with fasteners/closures 104 of FIG. 2A. This allows the lowerpanel 300 to attach to the sports bra 100 and transform the sports bra100 to a sports tank 400 of FIG. 4A. The fasteners/closures 301,although represented as button holes 301, may include any combinationsof buttons and/or button holes, zippers, snaps, and/or hook and eye butnot limited to. The lower segment 303 extends down from the uppersegment 302, encircles the torso and may cover the upper body from theribs to the hips. The lower panel 300 may come in different silhouettesincluding fitted, semi-fitted, flowy, cropped, high low, but not limitedto. They may come in different colors, solids, prints (e.g., plaids,checks, florals, stripes, polka dots, abstracts, etc.), color-blocked orany combination.

FIG. 4A is a front elevation view of a sports tank 400. The sports tank400 is a combination of a sports bra 100 of FIG. 1A with a lower panel300 of FIG. 3A attached according to the embodiment of the presentinvention. The overlay flap 102 covers the sports bra band 103 of FIG.2A and the fasteners/closures 104 of FIG. 2A. along with the uppersegment 302 of FIG. 3A and the fasteners/closures 301 of FIG. 3A. Theoverlay flap 102 camouflages the attachment of the sports bra 100 ofFIG. 1A and the lower panel 300 of FIG. 3A to give the appearance of oneunit of clothing referred to as the sports tank 400. Although the uppersegment 302 of FIG. 3A is not visible, the lower segment 303 is andappears as the lower part of the sports tank 400. In this illustration,the lower segment 303 is semi-fitted but it may have many differentsilhouettes and/or color combination. The sports bra 100 of FIG. 1A andthe lower panel 300 of FIG. 3A are interchangeable with other sportsbras 100 of FIG. 1A and other lower panels 300 of FIG. 3A, which allowsone to create their own unique sports tank 400. They even have theability to wear the sports bra 100 of FIG. A1 without the lower panel300 of FIG. 3A because the overlay flap 102 will discreetly cover up thesports bra band 103 and the fasteners/closures 104 when worn alone.

FIG. 4B is a rear elevation view of the sports tank 400 of FIG. 4A

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the sports tank 400 of FIG. 4A withthe overlay flap 102 lifted exposing how a lower panel 300 is attachedto a sports bra 100.

The activewear tops according to the embodiment of the invention may bemade from a variety of materials that offer stretch such as cotton,cotton blends, polyester, poly blends, spandex, spandex blends, nylon,nylon blends and the like.

It will be apparent to one with skill in the art that the activewear topof the invention may be provided using some or all of the mentionedfeatures and components without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe present invention. It will also be apparent to the skilled artisanthat the embodiments described above are specific examples of a singlebroader invention that may have greater scope than any of the singulardescriptions taught. There may be many alterations made in thedescriptions without departing from the spirit and scope of the presentinvention

What is claimed is:
 1. A detachable and interchangeable activewear topcomprising: a sports bra that has fasteners/closures located on the braband with an overlay flap that makes the fasteners/closures not visiblewhen down but easily accessible when flipped up; and a lower panel thatencircles the torso below the breasts and flows downward to the bellyand/or beyond and may contain elastic around the top opening of thelower panel as well as fasteners/closures around the top opening thatcorresponds to the fasteners/closures on the sports bra, wherein thesports bra and the lower panel can be attached, detached andinterchanged via a non-permanent fastening system.
 2. The sports bra inclaim 1 can be worn without the lower panel in claim 1 as a sports bra.3. The sports bra in claim 1 has an overlay flap in claim 1 that whenworn without the lower panel in claim 1, hides or camouflage thefasteners/closures on the bra band.
 4. When the sports bra in claim 1 isworn with the lower panel in claim 1 attached, the overlay flap in claim1 camouflages the area where the sports bra and the lower panel isconnected giving the appearance of one article of clothing instead oftwo.
 5. The sports bra in claim 1 can come in many different styles suchas but not limited to racerback, tank, strappy and cami as well as manydifferent patterns, colorways, solids, color block, prints (e.g.,floral, checks, plaids, stripes, polka dots, etc.).
 6. The lower panelin claim 1 can come in many different silhouettes such as but notlimited to fitted, semi-fitted, flowy, loose fitting, cropped, and highlow, as well as different patterns, colorways, solids, color block,prints (e.g., floral, checks, plaids, stripes, polka dots, etc.).
 7. Thesports bra in claim 1 and the lower panel in claim 1 can be mixed andmatched, attached and detached and allow the wearer to custom designtheir activewear top because of the unlimited possible combinations. 8.The ability to attach the lower panel in claim 1 to the sports bra inclaim 1 also allows the wearer to cover up more when required withoutsacrificing the stylish look of the sports bra.
 9. Thefasteners/closures in claim 1 may comprise of any combinations ofbuttons and/or button holes, zippers, snaps, and/or hook and eye but notlimited to.